Poultry feeder



M 5 1930. c. E. BIRCHER 1,751,383

POULTRY FEEDER Filed March 4, 1927 Inventor Patented Mar, 18, 1930 CHARLES-E, BIRCHER, OEHEDRICK, roWAf POULTRY rnnimn v Application filed March 4,

the provision of a poultry feeding device of.

this character that is of unusuallysimple construction, and design and thusinexpen srve' of manufacture, but yet hlghly successful in the supporting of poultry feed.

With the foregoing and other objects in view as the nature of the invention will'be better understood, the same comprises 'th'e novel form, combination and arrangement clearly the corn ear? or loose feedreeeptacleof parts hereinafterlmore fully described,

shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed. In the accompanying drawings wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the views": I

Figure 1 is aside elevation of my improved poultry feeder.

Figure 2 is a section upon the line 22'of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary View partly in:

longitudinal cross sectionfor disclosing more supporting pin,one of-the main features of the present invention.

Now having particular reference 'to v the drawing, my novel poultry feeder'consists of a pair of superposed] narrow boards 5 -5 supported at their endsand at their center by suitable legs a p are preferably secured by nails'7 7' driven "through both boards, while the center leg is secured to the lower board also by a nail as indicated in Figure 3, However, I do -not,

desire'to be limited inthe' specific manner of-attaching these legs to said boards as this is not material in carrying out the present invention.

Projecting vertically from the top board 5 throughout its entire length are l0ngitudi-' nally'spaced pins 8 preferably inthe form of headed nails driven upwardly through the I boardas clearly disclosed in Figures 2 and 3. f

In carrying outthis' invention I'provide taken substantially V 1 ing spaced pins extending through the board V a at spaced intervals throughout the length of 7.

the base board, and feed'receivingreceptacles 6' the two end ones of which,

:1927. Serial no. 172,904.

like'havinglholes'in their bottom walls for engagement over predetermined ones of the PArENroF rcE.

containers 9-such as flower pots, cans and the r a r pin and within which is deposited loose grain or other feed as in Figure 2. Furthermore,

these pins 8' serve as a means 'for permitting ears of corn .10 to be impaled thereon and preferably each alternate pin supports an ear of corn, while the remaining pins support the loose feed containers as disclosed in Figure 1.

It will thus be seen'that Ihave provided a 7 highly novel, simple and eflicient poultry tion as consisting of certain detail structural ,feeder'that is well adapted for all the purelements it is neverthelessto be understood I v that some changes may be made therein without affecting. the spirit and scop fzth api pended claims. 1

. .Having thus .In a poultry feeding device of the class described, a horizontal baseboard, ground supporting legs therefor, vertically project-v structure, ground engaging supporting legs V secured'to the bottom face of the lowermost J board, a series of headed pins extending upwardly through the uppermost boards atably disposed over the respective pins for rest upon-the'upper face of the uppermost v board.

j 4 spaced intervals, the heads being disposed,"

against the bottom face of the uppermost; V "board, and feed receiving receptacles remoV- In testimonywhereof I aflix my signature. f r CHARLES E. BI RG HER. I

described the invention, what "Iclaim is; v v 

